My colleague Jeff Mapes pointed me to this cool map that illustrates nanotech activity around the country. Zoom in for a close look at what's under way in Oregon.

The state has made nanotech an economic priority, hoping to capitalize on the growing science of really small things. Oregon's put itself on the map, to be sure, and ONAMI was the state's first "signature research center."

The map also makes clear, though, that Oregon's going to have its work cut out if the state wants to stand out geographically in a very crowded and competitive field.